Tim Sigsworth, Fiona Parker, and Janet Eastham report: The Church of England is investigating claims it breached the personal data of almost 200 abuse survivors. An official is reported to have failed to conceal the contact details of applicants to a compensation scheme in an email. Unredacted names, email addresses and personal data were therefore visible to other recipients,…
Category: Malware
Google Deletes Android Apps After Malware Discovery
NoMusica reports: Google has confirmed that it has removed more apps from the Play Store after researchers discovered a dangerous malware targeting Android users. Security company Zscaler reported that the malware, known as Anatsa or TeaBot, was hidden inside apps on the Play Store. The malware steals banking login details, tracks keystrokes, and enables fraudulent transactions. According to Zscaler’s…
Pharmaceutical Company Inotiv Confirms Ransomware Attack
Ionut Arghire reports: Pharmaceutical company Inotiv has notified the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that its business operations took a hit after hackers compromised and encrypted its internal systems. The incident, the organization said in a Form 8-K filing, occurred on August 8, and prompted Inotiv to initiate containment and remediation processes. “The company’s preliminary…
HHS OCR Settles HIPAA Ransomware Security Rule Investigation with BST & Co. CPAs, LLP
In February 2020, DataBreaches reported that patients of Community Care Physicians in New York may have had their protected health information, date of birth, and insurance coverage exposed as a result of a ransomware attack by Maze Team at the Albany-based accounting firm BST & Co. CPAs. The incident was reported at the time to…
Keenan & Associates settles 2023 data breach litigation for $14M
Keenan & Associates is a benefits consulting and insurance brokerage provider in California, providing services to several sectors, including healthcare entities and educational facilities. Between August 21, 2023 and August 27, 2023, an unauthorized user accessed information relating to certain of Keenan’s customers, including names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, passport numbers, driver’s license…
Hackers post stolen St. Paul data online as efforts to reset city employee passwords surge forward
Mayor Melvin Carter said a hacker group on Monday posted 43 gigabytes of stolen data taken from server of St. Paul Parks and Rec Department. The InterLock ransomware group claims responsibility for the attack and leak. Rob Olson reports: For the second day, a steady stream of St. Paul employees streamed in and out of…